Terms Grade 1-5 Flashcards
(113 cards)
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a niente
A
Fade to nothing
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a tempo
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Return to the original speed or tempo after a deviation
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accelerando (or accel.)
A
Gradually getting faster
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ad libitum, ad lib.
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At will, the performer may vary tempo or style
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adagio
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Slow
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affettuoso
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tenderly
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agitato
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Agitated
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alla breve
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With a minum beat (2/2)
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alla marcia
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In the style of a march
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allargando
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Gradually becoming slower and broader/louder
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allegretto
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fairly quick
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allegro
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quick
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amabile
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amiable, pleasant
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andante
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At a walking pace, medium speed
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andantino
A
Little faster/slower than andante
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animato
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Animated, lively
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animé
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Animated, lively
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appassionato
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With passion, intensely
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assai
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Very, extremely
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attacca
A
go straight on
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ben
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Well, very
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cantabile
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In a singing style
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cantando
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Singing
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come prima
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As before
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comodo, tempo comodo
convenient, at a comfortable speed
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con brio
With vigor
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con dolore
With grief
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con forza
With force
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con moto
With movement
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con spirito
With spirit
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con, col
With, or by
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crescendo (or cresc.)
Gradually getting louder
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da capo (or D.C.)
From the beginning
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dal segno (or D.S.)
Repeat from the sign (𝄋)
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deciso
Decisively, with determination
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decrescendo (or decresc.)
Gradually getting softer
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diminuendo (or dim.)
Gradually becoming softer
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dolce
Sweet, soft
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doloroso
Sorrowful
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douce
soft, sweet
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e, ed
And
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energico
energetic
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espressivo (or espress.)
Expressive
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f (forte)
Loud
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ff (fortissimo)
Very loud
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fine, al fine
End; 'al fine' means to the end
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fp (fortepiano)
Suddenly loud then immediately soft
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giocoso
Playful, humorous
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grave
Very slow and solemn
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grazioso
Gracefully
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langsam
Slow = adagio/lento
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largamente
Broadly
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larghetto
rather slow, slightly faster than largo
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largo
Slow, Stately
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lebhaft
Lively = vivace
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legato
smooth
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leggiero
Light, nimble
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lent
Slow
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lento
Slow
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ma
But
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maestoso
Majestic, grand
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marcato, marc.
Marked, accented
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mässig
Moderate speed
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meno
Less
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meno mosso
Less motion, slower
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mesto
Sad
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mf (mezzo forte)
Moderately loud
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misterioso
Mysteriously
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moderato
moderate speed
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modéré
Moderate
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molto
very, Much
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morendo
Gradually dying away, fading
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mp (mezzo piano)
Moderately soft
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non troppo
Not too much
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p (piano)
Soft
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perdendosi
dying away
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pesante
Heavy
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più
More
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più mosso
More motion
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poco, poco a poco
A little, little by little
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pp (pianissimo)
Very soft
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prestissimo
very fast
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presto
fast
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prima, primo
First
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quasi
as if, resembling
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rallentando (or rall.)
Gradually slowing down
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retenu
held back
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rinforzando, rf, rfz, rinf.
Reinforcing
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risoluto
bold, strong
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ritardando (or ritard. or rit.)
Gradually slowing down
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ritenuto (or riten. or rit.)
Held back, slower
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ritmico
Rhythmic
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rubato, tempo rubato
freedom of time
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ruhig
peaceful
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scherzando
Playfully, jokingly
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schnell
Fast
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semplice
simple, plain
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sempre
Always
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senza
Without
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sforzando, sforzato, sfz, sf
accented, forced
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simile (or sim.)
continue in the same way
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smorzando, smorz.
Dying away, fading
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sonoro
Resonant
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sostenuto, sost
Sustained
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sotto voce
below the voice (undertone)
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staccato (or stacc.)
detached, short
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stringendo
gradually getting faster
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subito, sub.
Suddenly
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tranquillo
Calm
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traurig
Sad
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triste, tristamente
Sad
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vite
quick
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vivace, vivo
lively, quick
